Understanding the Fundamentals of Music /
Robert Greenberg ; The Teaching Company.
- 1st ed.
- Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, 2007.
- 4 DVDs (720 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 Course Guidebook (115 p. : ill. ; 19 cm)
- The Great Courses Fine Arts and Music Music Appreciation .
Includes 16 x 30 min. lectures. Also Includes Course Guidebook.
The Course Guidebook includes a glossary and bibliographical references.
"For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech sound like--rather than what they look like on paper." By sidestepping the necessity to read music, these lectures represent an extremely rare opportunity in musical education--an opportunity to experience a solid introduction to music theory's basics in a way that is not technically intimidating, yet provides a substantial grounding in the fundamentals." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS: Disc 1 Lecture 1. The Language of Music Lecture 2. Timbre, Continued Lecture 3.Lecture 4. Beat and Tempo Timbre, Part 3 Disc 2 Lecture 5. Meter, Part 1 Lecture 6. Meter, Part 2 Lecture 7. Pitch and Mode, Part 1 Lecture 8. Pitch and Mode, Part 2 Disc 3 Lecture 9. Intervals and Tunings Lecture 10. Tonality, Key Signature, and the Circle of Fifths Lecture 11. Intervals Revisited and Expanded Lecture 12. Melody Disc 4 Lecture 13. Melody, Continued Lecture 14. Texture and Harmony, Part 1 Lecture 15. Harmony, Part 2 - Function, Tendency, and Dominance Lecture 16. Harmony, Part 3 - Progression, Cadence, and Modulation
"For anyone wanting to master music's language, being able to read musical notation is a necessity. But this course, as Professor Greenberg notes, is a basic course, designed to introduce you to music's language in a way that is similar to the way you learned your own native language, by "discovering and exploring musical syntax through our ears-- by learning what the parts of musical speech sound like--rather than what they look like on paper." By sidestepping the necessity to read music, these lectures represent an extremely rare opportunity in musical education--an opportunity to experience a solid introduction to music theory's basics in a way that is not technically intimidating, yet provides a substantial grounding in the fundamentals." (Publisher's Website) DVD CONTENTS:
Disc 1 Lecture 1. The Language of Music Lecture 2. Timbre, Continued Lecture 3. Timbre, Part 3 Lecture 4. Beat and Tempo
Disc 2 Lecture 5. Meter, Part 1 Lecture 6. Meter, Part 2 Lecture 7. Pitch and Mode, Part 1 Lecture 8. Pitch and Mode, Part 2
Disc 3 Lecture 9. Intervals and Tunings Lecture 10. Tonality, Key Signature, and the Circle of Fifths Lecture 11. Intervals Revisited and Expanded Lecture 12. Melody
Disc 4 Lecture 13. Melody, Continued Lecture 14. Texture and Harmony, Part 1 Lecture 15. Harmony, Part 2 - Function, Tendency, and Dominance Lecture 16. Harmony, Part 3 - Progression, Cadence, and Modulation COURSE GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION Professor Biography Course Scope
LECTURE GUIDES Lecture 1: The Language of Music Lecture 2: Timbre, Continued Lecture 3: Timbre, Part 3 Lecture 4: Beat and Tempo Lecture 5: Meter, Part 1 Lecture 6: Meter, Part 2 Lecture 7: Pitch and Mode, Part 1 Lecture 8: Pitch and Mode, Part 2 Lecture 9: Intervals and Tunings Lecture 10: Tonality, Key Signature, and the Circle of Fifths Lecture 11: Intervals Revisited and Expanded Lecture 12: Melody Lecture 13: Melody, Continued Lecture 14: Texture and Harmony, Part 1 Lecture 15: Harmony, Part 2 - Function, Tendency, and Dominance Lecture 16: Harmony, Part 3 - Progression, Cadence, and Modulation
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Appendix Timeline Glossary Biographical Notes Bibliography
DVD format.
1598032860 (dvd)
Music Instruction & Study Music Theory Music Appreciation Musical Analysis